Busy Street Committee Probes Sewers and Hedge Dispute
The street committee debated a Third and Fourth wards sewer from Pittsburg and Spruce to Neshannock Creek with an amendment aimed at arena drainage. A vote favored sending the ordinance and amendment to councils with a favorable recommendation while payrolls and hedge maintenance on Long Avenue were addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Spruce Street
County Line Street
Hutchman and
Milton Streets
Neshannock Creek
Dean
Miller
Fitzgerald
Davis
New Castle Asphalt Block Company
George Moore
Maitland
Sutton Streets
Messrs. Dean
McKee
Sutton
Wallace
Many New Sewers Considered in City Efforts
Over two weeks, sewer construction along Big Run advances with plans shifting from terra cotta to iron pipe due to washed away soil. City actions include engineer plans, ordinances, and funding decisions for West Side and Dewey avenues sewers plus a branch to 130 foot street and oversight of maintenance contracts and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Run
W. H. Mitchell
North Street
Rant Street
West Washington Street
City of New Castle
Dewey
Haus Street
Dewey Avenue
McConaghy
Jefferson Street
Race Bridge
Nesham
T. J. Mooney
Davis
Snithheld Street
Fulkerson Street
Old Cemetery
New Castle
Malin Seaver
Emmy John J. Burns
More Light Bills Held Up For Wellsbach Street Lighting
The police committee decided to suspend July and August bills from the Wellsbach Street Lighting Company until service improves. Each month’s bill stood at 127.68 with reports showing 163 lights out nightly in that period. Potential penalties total about 16 dollars if deductions are prorated. Chief Harper reported August service was largely satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Committee of Councies
Adve
Wellsbirh Street Lighting Company
Arerica
Aiken
Harper
Guing
Wellsbach
Porter
Horner
Fire Committee Holds Uneventful Session
Fire and police committee members planned a Monday forenoon meeting but no quorum formed due to the holiday. The meetings took place last night with Melee Carliste Bichbaum and Thomas present on the fire committee. No business beyond passage of bills and Ley rolls was transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire and Police Committees
Messrs
Melee
Carliste
Bichbaum
Thomas
Professor Busen Story Ends With Illogical Lock Joke
A professor and his wife devise a plan to lock him out of their house. The wife suggests locking from inside and throwing away the key, then dropping a note to guide him back. At the Hathskeller, the tale ends with a laugh as the professor realizes a simpler solution was to admit his wife and unlock from inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busen
Reathskeller
Wif
Railway orders bar newsboys from company property
Hard on the Newsles. The railway company enforces an order forbidding newsboys to go on the property to add their papers. After the prohibition on selling at Wetrahis, newsboys were allowed on station platforms briefly before the policy was renewed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rly Railway Company
Chess
Pan
Chait Vonerseion
Peer Waa
Paeaday
Mendville
Fragmentary OCR noise about weight and clothing
The readable text is garbled and contains no clear event or person. It mentions ounces in a pint, weight comparisons, and a name but lacks coherent context or verifiable facts to form a proper news item. No identifiable entities or dates.
Rumor of Amalgamated Uprising at Steel Hoop Plant
Telegram from Youngstown reports Amalgamated men of the American Steel Hoop company may issue an ultimatum to President Shafter demanding immediate return to work unless the strike ends. Niles and Warren workers said to join. local leaders deny any move. Unrest grows as vice president Ward plans Cleveland trip to Cres onat mill. trust gains denied. strike persistence noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Amalgamated
American Steel Hoop Company
Shafter
Amalgamated Association
Niles and
Warren
Hoop Ia
Ward
Cleveland
Cresonat
Unfounded Charges Against Alfred Lloyd Dismissed
Grand jury drops key counts in Alfred Lloyd case tied to a Fourth of July incident at Cascade Park dancing pavilion. Prosecution by Perry Barge sees true bills only on counts 3 and 4 for assault and battery, while other counts are not true. County to pay all costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle Wradon Company
Alfred Lloyd
New Castle Traction Company
Ferry Barge
Cascade Park
Commonwealth
Alfred Linyd
Perry Barge
William Duffy
David Evans
Charles Linnell
Curton Burns
Charles T. Meare
Minnie C. Moore
George B. Shaw
R. M. Lesile
Nat
A. G. Zabnizer
F. and
Vida J. Zillitro
William Elder
William Smiley
Mose Marrow
Dock Houk
Henry Houk
Hazenaldwell
Louis Peivk
Jeff Connor
Earnest Barber
Inerson
Louis Feick
Frederick H. Beil
Daniel Readgers
Cammanmwealth
John Anderson
Lewis Feick
Returned to New Castle Gorham Powers and wives to settle here
Fred Gorham and Fred Powers with wives, long residents of Mantanzas Cuba, arrived in New Castle to establish new homes. Gorham, son of Mrs. M. N. Thomas of 214 Highland Ave, had worked as a machinist and steam fitter, later served as a civilian plumber in Mantanzas after Spain’s war. Powers, a long-time regular army man, and his Cuban wife are part of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gorham
Fred Powers
Man‘ianzas
Cuba
New Castle
Mr. Gorham
M. N. Thomas
Highland Avenue
Spain
United States
Mantanzas
Gorham
Powers
Pittsburg and Western excursion Hekels to Cleveland
G A R encampment in Cleveland September 0 18 agents of Pittsburg and Western railroad offer excursion fares to Cleveland and return at one cent per mile from all ticket stations. Return until September Vth with no Cleveland validation. Extension to October 8 may be obtained after depositing a ticket with a joint Central Passenger association agent before noon September 1. Newcastle rate $1 80. For details see nearest ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pittsburg & Western Railroad
Ucket
Central Passenger Association
New Castle
Slipperyrock man fatally injured in threshing accident
W H Grine of Slipperyrock township was severely injured when his foot was caught in a threshing machine on the Wadsworth farm near Kiester. Despite prompt medical aid, and efforts to free him, his foot was torn from the leg and crushed beyond recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Times
W. H. Grine
Slipperyrock
Beng
Fifth Ward News Highlights Odd Sleepers and Local Goings On
A Fifth Ward item recalls a couple found asleep in a buggy on Long avenue near South Mill street at 10, a spectator offering 59 cents for a photo. Other notes report a missing Pentecostal evangelist, local baseball chatter, typhoid fears from a frog pond nuisance, injuries in Wellsville, and neighborhood social updates from Long and Phillips streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mill Street
Long Avenue
Wedding party rides midnight train from Pittsburg
Jacob Brossman and his bride and the wedding party were on the midnight train from Pittsburgh Tuesday. Mrs. Harry Bonna of West Longavenue returned home from a two days visit with friends in Youngstown, D. Tuesday evening. Annie Evans wife of Dr. Evans returned home Tuesday morning after five weeks in Nanticoke Scranton and Wilkesbarre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Harry Bonna
West Long Avenue
Tittsburg
Mordecai Cooley
McEveagport
J. H. Gross
Hendrickson Avenue
Jacob Brossman
Pittsburg
West Longavennue
Youngstown
Annie
D. B. Evans
Nanticoke
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Georgia Hniott
Steubenville
J. B. Thomson
West Longavenue
Charles G. Long
Na and
Eugenia
Wast Long
Ve Long
Canton
Remains Taken Home From Sloss Funeral Notice
The remains of Mrs. Robert Sloss of Volant were brought to her late home Sunday morning after dying at a hospital Sunday afternoon. Interment was held at West Middlesex, her childhood home. her maiden name was Crossman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Robert Sloss
Volant
West Middlesex
Crossman
Lost mare and buggy theft reward offer in New Castle
Advertisers Leish and Michael of Lowellville offered a reward for a thief who stole a mare and buggy, with notice published in the New Castle area. Details referenced in the local paper and postal notices, noting the case as a well known matter in New Castle and nearby Youngstown Vindicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Leish
Michael
Lowellville
Bngey
New
Dr Hartman Advice Sought by Women Coast to Coast
Mrs FB W Goulder of Rock Island Illinois writes of five to six years of catarrhal difficulty and says Peruna produced marked improvement from the first. She praises Peruna for health gains and notes Dr Hartman’s free advice widely sought by women with female disorders. She urges others to write for free guidance and Health and Beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Goulder
Rock Island
Illinois
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
George
Wallace and
iYartman
Hite
Fin Warnay
Parma
Fiat
Professor Busen
Lawrence
Ab County Lambor
Alfred’ Lloyd
America
South New Castle
Pentecostal Mission
Shaw
Phillips Sireet
J. Lee Cooper
Atringer
She Telall Grocers
Jean Pointers
Galers
Raynolds Street
Wellsville
Dukes
Hamilton Street
James
Ken
Nimrod Outing Club
Fifth Ward
Lincoln and
Girfield
Cascade Lodge
Pathfinders
Annie Harris
Nock Point
Been
Maury Gamble
Allegheny
GL. Careson
Haat Long Avenue
M. A. Lewis
Sharon
J. W. Jones
Last Lone Avenue
Lizzie Walls
Homestead
George Duntman
Joseph Wilkes
Preston Avenua
Mie Linen and
Ganteld School
Ton. Gay
Bulmer
Steinbrein
Hag
Fats
L. M. Buchanan
Sixth Ward
Labor Day
Albert
Pennsylvania
Iie
Rufus Uvang
Wilson Avenue
Evan Grifith
Granite Sity
Sis
Chendy
Wheeling
W. Va
THE
Citizens National Bank
New Castle, PA
Board of Directors
Thos. W. Phillips
J. P. GH. Cunningham
David Jameson
Samuel McCreary
M. I. Henderson
Lewis S. Hoyt
J. Norman Martin
E. N. Baer
Edward Z. Kurtz
Scott D. Long
John H. Preston
T. W. Phillips
L. S. Hoyt
John H. Lamb
Wear
C. L. Carson
Court Street
Frank C. Dunlap
Croton Avenue
Hofius
Wallace Avenue
Harry Baldwin
Park Avenue
North Mill Street
Sas
H. G. Miller
Washington
Butz Bros. Inc. Floral Store
Dollar Savings Association
Eat
Washington Street
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